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Baked Sweet Potatoes with Ginger and Honey

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"Fresh ginger, cardamom, and sweet potatoes will fill your house with a fall fragrance as well as call your family to the table." — Christine L.

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3 pounds sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
1/2 cup honey
3 tablespoons grated fresh ginger

2 tablespoons walnut oil
1 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper

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Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
In a large bowl, toss together the sweet potatoes, honey, ginger, walnut oil, cardamom, and pepper. Transfer to a large cast iron frying pan.
Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Stir the potatoes to expose the pieces from the bottom of the pan. Bake for another 20 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are tender and caramelized on the outside.

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PREP 15 mins
COOK 40 mins
READY IN 55 mins

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I sprang for the walnut oil but substituted 2 tbsp. ground ginger for the fresh, and 1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon, 1/4 tsp. ground cloves, and 1/4 tsp. ground alspice for the cardamom. Potatoes stayed moist and were a nice compliment to the turkey. Everybody liked them.

—MELISSARYBB

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Jan 28, 2004

I made this for Thanksgiving. It was way too much ginger. Cardamon has such a wonderful flavor; I felt the ginger completely over powered the taste of anything else. I'll cut the ginger down next time, and it will be great!

—SUNSHINE53

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Dec 20, 2004

This was a great recipe that I made for a dinner party, word of caution: cut the ginger in half at least! The ginger is potent and too strong, but if you cut back on it, it works! I would make this again.

—OLIVE2ST

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Dec 30, 2002

Great recipe! Really simple and easy to make. I substitute vegetable oil for the walnut oil since I never have any on hand and it turns out scrumptious.

—Allan

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Dec 03, 2002

My husband doesn't like Sweet Potatoes but he loves this recipe. I tripled this recipe for a family gathering and the potatoes were gone with in fifteen minutes. They are still raving about them. Cardamon makes anything great. Oh! I ran out of honey and substituted brown sugar and it still worked.

—4PIPPI

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Nov 07, 2003

I screwed up this recipe because I added all of the spices and ingredients to my pot of apples instead of the sweet potatoes. I had gotten my two recipes mixed up and looked at the wrong printout (I was in between soccer games and totally rushed for time). Anyway, I ended up mixing the apples with the sweet potatoes (used a small can). Results were outstanding. Even though I messed up everything, it all turned out just great. Served with the pork tenderloin with bourbon.

—JDVMD

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Jan 28, 2004

I was looking for a low fat way to serve sweet potatoes and I found this recipe. WOW! You won't believe the delicious flavor. Just one thing - it took much longer to cook than it says in the recipe - about an hour (but worth the wait).

—KAREN WAGER-SMITH

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Dec 25, 2003

I did modify the recipe somewhat - sliced, instead of cubing, the potatoes (1/4" - 1/2"); used ground ginger and omitted the cardamom (none on hand) - and they still came out TERRIFIC! Easiest "candied sweet potato" recipe I've ever made! "Mama Mary"

—MASCOOKIN

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Nutrition

Calories
162 kcal
8%

Carbohydrates
34.9 g
11%

Cholesterol
0 mg
0%

Fat
2.3 g
4%

Fiber
3.5 g
14%

Protein
1.9 g
4%

Sodium
63 mg
3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Baked Sweet Potatoes with Ginger and Honey

Serving Size: 1/12 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 12
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 162
Calories from Fat: 21

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 2.3g 4 %
Saturated Fat 0.2g 1 %
Cholesterol 0mg 0 %
Sodium 63mg 3 %
Potassium 399mg 11 %
Total Carbohydrates 34.9g 11 %
Dietary Fiber 3.5g 14 %
Protein 1.9g 4 %
** Sugars 16.4g
Vitamin A 322 %
Vitamin C 5 %
Calcium 5 %
Iron 8 %
Thiamin 8 %
Niacin 10 %
Vitamin B6 15 %
Magnesium 11 %
** Folate 7 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.